The Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, home to the Tyrannosaurus rex holotype and a famous Diplodocus, will ...

Studying primate characteristics requires access to their skeletons, which can be costly and cause wear and tear to the ...

CBS News Chicago's Marie Saavedra was very brave, taking a tour of the collections visitors don't normally see at the Field Museum of Natural History, getting a behind-the-scenes look at things ...

The story of the man-eating lions is fairly well-known, but one Field Museum expert went the extra mile to confirm a specific part of the story.

Science dioramas of yesteryear can highlight the biases of the time. Exhibit experts are reimagining, annotating — and sometimes mothballing — the scenes.

A membership to the Art Institute of Chicago starts at $115 per year, with benefits including free admission, access to special programs and museum hours, and parking discounts.

The Museum of Natural History was founded in 1956 ... "On the Trail of the Mastodons" (where male and female mastodon skeletons stand side by side), and "Under the Microscope," which explores ...

Field Museum visitors see less than 1% of its total collection. So where's the rest of it? CBS News Chicago went on a tour ...

CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — You’ve heard of lions and tigers and bears, but what about bugs and bones and snakes? CBS News Chicago’s Marie Saavedra was very brave, taking a tour of the ...

Fossil collectors in Florida have discovered an ancient sinkhole, now at the bottom of a river, which holds the remains of animals rarely seen in the state, including a type of giant armadillo, giant ...

"Violence is a particularly common theme for later prehistoric human remains from watery places," said the head researcher.